Aurès region

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The Aurès region is a mountainous area in northeastern Algeria, historically significant as a stronghold of Berber (Amazigh) culture and resistance and home to many Shawiya-speaking communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ
alternativeName Aures Mountains region ⓘ
Aurès ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
climate semi-arid ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Algeria ⓘ
countrySubdivision Batna Province ⓘ
Biskra Province ⓘ
Khenchela Province ⓘ
Oum El Bouaghi Province ⓘ
culture Amazigh culture ⓘ
Berber culture ⓘ
elevation highland ⓘ
ethnicGroup Berber people ⓘ
linked to: Berbers

Shawiya people ⓘ
hasCity Batna ⓘ
Khenchela ⓘ
hasPeople Chaoui ⓘ
hasTown Arris ⓘ
T’kout ⓘ
linked to: Tazoult
historicalEvent Algerian War of Independence ⓘ
historicalPeriod French colonial period ⓘ
Roman era ⓘ
historicalRole center of Amazigh culture ⓘ
stronghold of Berber resistance ⓘ
knownFor Shawiya-speaking communities ⓘ
remote villages ⓘ
rugged mountains ⓘ
traditional Berber customs ⓘ
language Shawiya language ⓘ
languageFamily Berber languages ⓘ
locatedIn Atlas Mountains system ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ
eastern Algeria ⓘ
northeastern Algeria ⓘ
majorityReligion Sunni Islam ⓘ
mountainRange Aurès Mountains ⓘ
near border with Tunisia ⓘ
partOf Algerian Highlands ⓘ
Aurès Mountains ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
sovereignState People's Democratic Republic of Algeria ⓘ
linked to: Algeria
traditionalEconomy agriculture ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ

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Shawiya language → region → Aurès region ⓘ
Ishawiyen → indigenousTo → Aurès region ⓘ
Batna Province → locatedIn → Aurès region ⓘ
Batna Province → historicalRegion → Aurès ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Aurès Mountains → region → Aurès region ⓘ
Oum El Bouaghi Province → partOfRegion → Aurès cultural region ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Biskra Province → partOfRegion → Aurès region ⓘ
Souk Ahras → locatedIn → Aurès region ⓘ
Kutama Berbers → locatedIn → Aurès and Kabylie region ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Chaoui of Tunisia → historicalLink → Aurès region ⓘ
Chaoui of Tunisia → migrationOrigin → Aurès region, Algeria ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Tacawit → region → Aurès region ⓘ
Shawiya people → ethnicGroupIn → Aurès region ⓘ
Tébessa Province → locatedInRegion → Aurès cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Khenchela Province → partOfRegion → Aurès region ⓘ
Chaouïa → spokenPrimarilyIn → Aurès region ⓘ
Aurès region → alternativeName → Aurès ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Chaouia language → spokenIn → Aurès region ⓘ
Chaoui music → hasRegion → Aurès ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Chaoui traditional dress → region → Aurès region ⓘ
Barika → region → Aurès region ⓘ
Chaoui Amazigh → region → Aurès ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Merouana → partOf → Aurès region ⓘ
Batna → region → Aurès region ⓘ
Kantara Pass → connectsRegion → Aurès region ⓘ
Algeria–Tunisia border → adjacentTo → Aurès region ⓘ
Djebel Chélia → locatedIn → Aurès region ⓘ
Djebel Chélia → region → Aurès ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Biskra → locatedInRegion → Aurès region ⓘ
Khenchela → historicalRegion → Aurès ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Khenchela → partOf → Aurès cultural area ⓘ
linked to: Aurès region
Aïn Beïda → locatedInRegion → Aurès region ⓘ
Batna Airport → servesRegion → Aurès region ⓘ